The Environmental Protection Agency is holding an online public hearing on the proposed deadline extensions for coal ash in the federal Coal Combustion Residuals Rule. Register to testify, and help us spread the word to tell the EPA not to delay coal ash cleanups!

Make sure to register in advance on EPA's webpage (you will also receive this link when you RSVP for this event): https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2482635032636071514.

Background:

In 2015, the Obama Administration signed the U.S. EPA’s Coal Combustion Residual (CCR) Rules into law to address the risks of coal ash. Unfortunately, the law exempted hundreds of inactive coal ash landfills and unlined ponds across the country from these requirements to monitor and clean up leaking coal ash. In 2024, many of those exempted coal ash landfills and units came under regulation with the “Legacy CCR rule”, which was prompted by multiple lawsuits and public calls for stronger regulations during EPA public hearings.

Now, the utility industry has shared their playbook for undoing these significant regulations with the help of Trump’s EPA. Their plan starts with winning delays for compliance with Legacy CCR. EPA is following the playbook and proposed two new rules on July 17, 2025, that would allow utilities an additional 1-2 years to comply with Legacy CCR. Industry will use this time to build their case for eroding the Legacy CCR rule even further.

Learn more at https://www.epa.gov/coalash/forms/public-hearing-coal-combustion-residuals-ccr-management-unit-deadline-extension.

Register today at https://www.mobilize.us/jtnwi/event/828155/